Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 78 / Friday, April 22, 2011 / Notices 22675 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality 

Award Panel of Judges 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app., 

notice is hereby given that there will be 

a meeting of the Panel of Judges of the 

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality 

Award on June 14, 2011. The Panel of 

Judges is composed of twelve members 

prominent in the fields of quality, 

innovation, and performance 

management and appointed by the 

Secretary of Commerce, assembled to 

advise the Secretary of Commerce on 

the conduct of the Baldrige Award. The 

purpose of this meeting is to discuss 

and review information received from 

the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology and from the Chair of the 

Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige 

National Quality Award. The agenda 

will include: Overview of the Role of 

the Judges and Scoring Data Reviewed 

at the September 2010 Meeting, 2011 

Baldrige Award Cycle, Conflict of 

Interest, Judges’ Survey of Applicants, 

Judging Process Improvement 

Discussion and Judges’ Mentoring 

Program. 

DATES: The meeting will convene June 

14, 2011, at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 4 p.m. 

on June 14, 2011. The entire meeting 

will be closed. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, Administration Building, 

Lecture Room D, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland 20899. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Harry Hertz, Director, Baldrige 

Performance Excellence Program, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899, telephone number (301) 975– 

2361. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Assistant Secretary for Administration, 

with the concurrence of the General 

Counsel, formally determined on March 

7, 2011, that the meeting of the Judges 

Panel may be closed in accordance with 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) because the meeting 

is likely to disclose trade secrets and 

commercial or financial information 

obtained from a person which is 

privileged or confidential and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B) because for a government 

agency the meetings are likely to 

disclose information that could 

significantly frustrate implementation of 

a proposed agency action. The meeting, 

which involves examination of Award 

applicant data from U.S. companies and 

other organizations and a discussion of 

these data as compared to the Award 

criteria in order to recommend Award 

recipients, will be closed to the public. 

Dated: April 18, 2011. 

Charles H. Romine, 

Acting Associate Director for Laboratory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9855 Filed 4–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Pacific Islands 

Region Permit Family of Forms 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before June 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 944– 

2275 or walter.ikehara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) Pacific Islands Region (PIR) 

manages the U.S. Fisheries of the 

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the 

western Pacific under five fishery 

management plans (FMP), prepared by 

the Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) 

pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (MSA). The regulations 

implementing the FMP are found at 50 

CFR part 665. 

The permitting requirements at 50 

CFR part 665 form the basis for this 

collection of information. PIR requests 

information from participants in the 

fisheries and interested persons. This 

information is needed for permit 

issuance, to identify participants in the 

fisheries, and to help measure impacts 

of management controls on the 

participants in the fisheries of the EEZ 

in the western Pacific. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper submissions and telephone 

calls are required from participants. 

Methods of submittal include mailing 

and facsimile transmission of paper 

forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0490. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

239. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

American Samoa longline limited entry 

permit, 45 min.; Main Hawaiian Islands 

longline prohibited area exemptions, 2 

hours; all other permit applications, 30 

minutes; permit appeals, 2 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 136. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $9,050 ($8,650 in application 

fees). 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

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22676 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 78 / Friday, April 22, 2011 / Notices 

Dated: April 19, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9781 Filed 4–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Foreign Fishing 

Vessel Permit Applications 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before June 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Mi Ae Kim, (301) 713–2276 

or mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension of a 

current information collection. 

Section 204 of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act and regulations at 50 CFR 600, 

Subpart F, provide for the issuance of 

fishing permits to foreign vessels. The 

information submitted in applications is 

used to determine whether permits 

should be issued to authorize directed 

foreign fishing, participation in joint 

ventures with United States (U.S.) 

vessels, or transshipments of fish or fish 

products within U.S. waters. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper forms are used. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0089. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 3. 

Estimated Time per Response: One 

and one half hours for an application for 

a directed fishery; 2 hours for a joint 

venture application; and 45 minutes for 

a transshipment permit. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4 hours and 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $2,451, including permit fees. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: April 19, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9780 Filed 4–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA389 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Ad Hoc Salmon Amendment Committee 

(SAC) will hold a meeting to finalize 

alternatives and analyses for an 

amendment to the Pacific Coast Salmon 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to 

address the Magnuson-Stevens Act 

(MSA) requirements for annual catch 

limits (ACL) and accountability 

measures (AM). This meeting of the 

SAC is open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Monday, May 16, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, May 17, 2011 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Pacific Council Office, Large 

Conference Room, 7700 NE. 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384; telephone: (503) 820– 

2280. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Chuck Tracy, Salmon Management Staff 

Officer, Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (503) 820–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

reauthorized MSA established new 

requirements to end and prevent 

overfishing through the use of ACLs and 

AMs. Federal FMPs must establish 

mechanisms for ACLs and AMs by 2010 

for stocks subject to overfishing and by 

2011 for all others, with the exceptions 

of stocks managed under an 

international agreement or stocks with a 

life cycle of approximately one year. 

On January 16, 2009, NMFS 

published amended guidelines for 

National Standard 1 (NS1) of the MSA 

to provide guidance on how to comply 

with new ACL and AM requirements. 

The NS1 guidelines include 

recommendations for establishing 

several related reference points to 

ensure scientific and management 

uncertainty are accounted for when 

management measures are established. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

finalize alternatives and analyses to 

address those issues in a National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

analysis that will be presented to the 

Council for final action at its June 2011 

meeting in Spokane, WA. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may 

come before the SAC for discussion, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during these meetings. 

Action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under Section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, provided the public 

has been notified of the intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

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